Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-31

after series of more or less discomfort
ing preliminaries he found himself an in
rate of the House Of Refuge. This
institution was described as reformatory
"a line fight of ironic humor in the way
OF nomenclature. 1t was VIGOROUSLY
carefully perfected machine for the trans
formation of young vagabonds into sci
entitc regues. Patrick was, to be sure,
incapable Of becoming a finished any
thing. But 1t may be assumed that his
years of secluslon in the refuge were not
years of seclusion from tie knowledge OF
evil. At last he was turned out again,
after such boyhood, to begin his career
as man.
Much to the disappointment, doubtless,
of his kind instructors, he failed to
achieve that brilliant distinction which
they had probably anticipated for him
He slouched about here and there, too
pigeon liVered to be at war with society,
end yet prone to get food and drink when
ever he could without working for them.
He was never his own man; some one or
the other was always making use of him,
There was In him vein OF weak, good-hu
mored sociabtlity. He hated to be alone,
and no companions were too low for him;
there were none at whose Jokes he would
resent. He was often made q cats paw
Of, and never got anything like fair
share of the chestnuts. At this time he
drove truck, and that was as near as he
ever came to having a profession. His
truck was occasionally of service to his
! light fingered friends, and in one way o,
another he managed to rub along.
lest he fell in love.
Of bir hOuolaGa SOrt aeilU and
quickly adapt themselves to circum-
stances, and would never do wrong were
there no such thing as temptation. Mary
Kelly was nice, decent, capable girl,
and her brother was an honest, efficient
young fellow; and when Patrick made
their acquaintance he initiated their ways
and manners as accurately as he could,
and as they knew nothing to his discredit
and were well disposed people, they soon
began to feel kindness towards him.
He could gossip emusingly, and he fiat
rered the object of his affections with no
little tact. She suspected him OF taste
for whisky, but of nothing worse, and she
fancied she could soon cure him OF that
At all events, she finally agreed to marry
him; and married TO him she was.
OF Pdtrick's domestic career the re-
; cords ere meagre; most likely his wife
had the larger share of the domesticity
to herself. Patrick was affable, plausible
and, so long as he was under her eye
, tractchle also; but not even smart wife
can make anything of msn who is at thu
beck and call of the first acquaintance h
) meets, and whose constitution demands
t alcohol. Patrick seldom got drunk; but
, he was often we'll loaded and, drunk o
/ sober, he was fluent and accomplished
s lisr. He always made out the best case
!. possible for himself at home; and hi
t wife, after detecting him once or twice
< came to the conclusion that it was n
= good asking questions; she let him g
e and come when he pleased, and only in
t sisted upon having money enough t.
g keep the fire going and gown on he
t back. She had not made brilliant mal
r riage; but there were many who had don
g worse.
d Daniel Kelly, Patrick's brother-in-laH
: haG for several years been serving IS
D bank Waterman, with another man to Tt
a lieve him on Sundays the latter resigre
d his position. aud Keely Immediately r.
:. commended Pat for the Job. The diret
it tors of the bank accepted him mainly o
d this recommendation. To act as wstcl
r man of bank IS very simple matter
e from one point OF view. This was th
y point Of view taken by the directors
y Patrick was appointed, and no turtle
le thought was bestowed upon him. He r.
l. ceived salary of 81 day.
d Now, this was the frat position Ct tru
y and Importance that Patrick hsd ev,
D, held, and he was proud Of it. He dete
q mined to discharge his duties faithful
N snd await the promotion whic
d he fancied, was certain to con
ID Ia due time. The thought that
If was the guardian of millions e
le allied him in his own esteem, and, as
lg was endowed with keen love Of appr'
st baton, he was fond of conversing on t
W subject with his friends. 1t was all We
lis well to be lsborer, huckster or reg
I'D lar tradesmen, but what about the pc
lie sonage who held in the hollow OF
i'd Inland, as it were, wealth beyond t